Figure 2. Conceptual diagram illustrating how transport infrastructure impacts tigers and their prey in the predictive model.

Baseline includes the presence of roads but no effects on tiger mortality or prey abundances. Note, however, that tigers can die of natural causes while their territories intersect roads. In contrast, the other experiments include mechanisms by which transport infrastructure increase tiger mortality or deplete tiger prey, or both. Cells with dashed lines indicate those that belong to the tiger territory. A darker shade of green indicates more prey resources.